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. >> rose: so what they did endangered the national security of the united states? is that what you are saying? >> what they did was enendanger the security of our country by revealing sources and methods, a, and, b, .. went even further than that by heaving, removing all data to who some of these people were, i mean, you could infer from what they said certain things and then they went even further than that. who in a country that we are trying to build relationships with are in the minute to help us with intelligence would ever come forward to do that if they ever thought a committee of congress would just release that kind of information? so it is not just about this incident but what a chilling effect it would have on others. we can't -- this is serious. people die, wherever the chips fall, you know, let the investigation take it where the chips, wherever they may fall, we need to know who is responsible and how we can avoid it happening again, but we shouldn't be jumping in with a committee investigating, has never had an intelligence breeflg, another, separati
. >> rose: so what they did endangered the national security of the united states? is that what you are saying? >> what they did was enendanger the security of our country by revealing sources and methods, a, and, b, .. went even further than that by heaving, removing all data to who some of these people were, i mean, you could infer from what they said certain things and then they went even further than that. who in a country that we are trying to build relationships with are in...
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quite simply one of our nation's finest public servants. >> rose: today the united states face as wave of foreign policy challenges, including the pressing question of how to respond to the potential use of chemical weapons by the assad government in syria, the government warned him of the consequence conditions consequences he could expect. >> i want to make it clear to assad and those under his command the world is watching, the use of chemical weapons is and would be totally unacceptable. and if you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons there will be consequences and you will be held accountable. >> rose: i am pleased to have bob gates back at this table. welcome. >> thank you, charlie. >> rose: so what are you doing since you left government? >> well, i am working on a book, a mental with a of my time under presidents bush and obama as secretary of defense, and doing some speaking but staying as far from washington, d.c. as i can. >> rose: when you look at writing a book, i mean, how hard is that for you to take the time anand think of all of the events and make sure that
quite simply one of our nation's finest public servants. >> rose: today the united states face as wave of foreign policy challenges, including the pressing question of how to respond to the potential use of chemical weapons by the assad government in syria, the government warned him of the consequence conditions consequences he could expect. >> i want to make it clear to assad and those under his command the world is watching, the use of chemical weapons is and would be totally...
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and national security council, he became president of texas and, a, many university. in 2006, president george w. bush appointed him sex tear of defense succeeding donald rumsfeld. under his watch, gates oversaw iraq's troopurge. president-elect obama asked him to stay in the job. he became the first defense secretary to serve both a republican and democratic president. in the obama administration he played a pivotal role in shaping u.s. policy in afghanistan. he was a key player in the decision to send additional forces into the country. he was at the center of the debate on the raid to kill osama bin laden last may. gates stepped down as defense secretary in june, 2011. here is what president obama said at gates' farewell ceremony. >> what you see is a man that i've come to know and respect. a humble american patriot. a man of common sense and decency. quite simply one of our nation's finest public servants. >> reporter: i talked with bob gates in williamsburg virginia at the college of william & mary where he accepted the post of chancellor, a post held by gorge wa
and national security council, he became president of texas and, a, many university. in 2006, president george w. bush appointed him sex tear of defense succeeding donald rumsfeld. under his watch, gates oversaw iraq's troopurge. president-elect obama asked him to stay in the job. he became the first defense secretary to serve both a republican and democratic president. in the obama administration he played a pivotal role in shaping u.s. policy in afghanistan. he was a key player in the...
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that you make to the united nations and look forward to visiting egypt again. thank you. >> ( translated ): and i thank you very much and i would like to take this opportunity to salute all of those who are listening to me in the united states or in the rest of the world, the entire world, and the people of egypt. my family as i am right now in the united nations to present the egyptian point of view as to what's happening in the world and i hope for peace and stability for the entire world. >> rose: thank you very much. captioning sponsored by rose communications captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org
that you make to the united nations and look forward to visiting egypt again. thank you. >> ( translated ): and i thank you very much and i would like to take this opportunity to salute all of those who are listening to me in the united states or in the rest of the world, the entire world, and the people of egypt. my family as i am right now in the united nations to present the egyptian point of view as to what's happening in the world and i hope for peace and stability for the entire...
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he is in new york for the united nations general assembly. the conflict in syria is an essential focus. president obama spoke about the issue earlier today. >> in syria, the future must not belong to a dictator who massacres his people. if there's a cause that cries out for protest in the world today, peaceful protest. in a regime that tortures children and shoots rockets at apartment buildings. we must remain engaged to assure that what began with citizens demanding the rights does not end in the cycle of sectarian violence. together we must stand with those syrians who believe in a different vision, a syria that is united and inclusive where children don't need to fear their own government. and they have a say, sunni's and christians. that's what america stands for, that's what we will stand for sanctions and consequences to those who persecute and support for those who work for the common good. >> rose: they have the resolution to increase the government three times. meanwhile the killing in syria continues. they're up to 30,000 estimated
he is in new york for the united nations general assembly. the conflict in syria is an essential focus. president obama spoke about the issue earlier today. >> in syria, the future must not belong to a dictator who massacres his people. if there's a cause that cries out for protest in the world today, peaceful protest. in a regime that tortures children and shoots rockets at apartment buildings. we must remain engaged to assure that what began with citizens demanding the rights does not...
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ambassador to the united nations. part of her agenda this week is the escalating crisis in syria the government intensified forces in hams and beyond and the death toll ranged from 70 to 130 that's week-long assault shows no signs of slowing. the international community is trying to find a unified voice on stopping the violence. the russian president urged the government to negotiate with the government and they insist president asad must step down. i'm pleased to have ambassador rice back to talk about all this. it's been a busy week for you. >> indeed. >> charlie: tell me where we are. >> after russ and china made the decision to block a resolution of the security council that would have provided strong political backing to the arab league's plan to orchestrate a transition where eventually asad would step down and there would be the opportunity for democratic elections we're at a difficult point. it may just be tragically the space for a negotiated settlement is diminishing. this opportunity which was missed and de
ambassador to the united nations. part of her agenda this week is the escalating crisis in syria the government intensified forces in hams and beyond and the death toll ranged from 70 to 130 that's week-long assault shows no signs of slowing. the international community is trying to find a unified voice on stopping the violence. the russian president urged the government to negotiate with the government and they insist president asad must step down. i'm pleased to have ambassador rice back to...
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we are the security council of the united nations. we are not the wall counsel of not united nations. we have to fulfill our roam to implement a role but today we do not. but if this massacre continues, i think, first, it will have terrible effects on the region, and maybe-- well, our principle, as i was saying, is to comply with the international legal rules. the time comes where the human pressure is too strong, and maybe the time is coming. >> rose: in other words, there may be a time you have to act even though you cannot get security council approval. >> it could be. when you have-- well, when you have such a massacre, you cannot say never. >> rose: people during the time of the sarajevo crisis and that ceend of-- what? call genocide rnls said if you do not do something, history will never forgive you. is there risk of that here? >> that's an argument. a few weeks ago i was preside over at the security council and i will i said to my colleagues, look, it's not an antidote. it's a question of history. and you a responsibility in f
we are the security council of the united nations. we are not the wall counsel of not united nations. we have to fulfill our roam to implement a role but today we do not. but if this massacre continues, i think, first, it will have terrible effects on the region, and maybe-- well, our principle, as i was saying, is to comply with the international legal rules. the time comes where the human pressure is too strong, and maybe the time is coming. >> rose: in other words, there may be a time...